Kimoto Sake and Sushi

Welcome to Kimoto Sake and Sushi, your local izakaya!

What is an Izakaya? In Japanese, "iru" means "stay" and "sakaya" means "sake shop." So the direct translation of this word is "staying at sake shop." Back in the Edo period, sake shops started to serve shoppers sake and some quick snacks. It caught on and they started calling these special sake shops "izakaya" to differentiate from regular sake shops. Now the shop part of izakaya is almost gone in Japan. What remains is a very casual drinking and eating place, just like an enoteca in Italy, serving tapas style food that's meant to be shared among friends while enjoying drinks rather than traditional dinner plates. So order up a beer, look over the menu and stay awhile.